The Oakland Tribune Collection, the Oakland Museum of California. Gift of ANG Newspapers.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Oakland Museum of California
Content description:
Caption summarizes: "The charge is murder -- Burton W. Abbott (right) stands in the Berkeley Municipal Court of Judge Louis J. Hardie with his attorney, Stanley D. Whitney, as he is charged with the murder of Stephanie Bryan. The accused man peers intently at the document that changed his life." Abbott is standing behind his chair, grasping its back. The courtroom is full of spectators.
Concepts:
courtroom; Abbott Murder Trial
Places:
Berkeley, California
Persons:
Louis J. Hardie; Burton Abbott; Stanley D. Whitney
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